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Discussion Topic: Discussion Thread: Social Security Reform Discussion Thread: Social Security Reform

According to our textbook, Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves are projected to become depleted in 2034. Assuring that Social Security stays strong means that Congress would need to evaluate very different reform options with complex and wide-ranging impacts—options such as making higher levels of income subject to the portion of payroll taxes dedicated to Social Security or raising Social Security’s normal retirement age—and then pass the reforms it chooses so that they can become law. How would you address the solvency issue? Go to the American Academy of Actuaries; Try Your Hand At The Social Security Challenge found in this Module: Week interact section and try to “save” Social Security for future generations by taking the challenge. What was your reaction to completing this challenge? What choices did you make to fix Social Security? Why did you make these choices instead of others? Were you able to fix Social Security? Do you think Social Security will be available for you when you are 65+? Why or why not? What does the Bible say about financial security? Please use evidence from the website, the textbook, and the Bible to support your opinion.

The book for this course is:
8^th Edition, Aging and the Life Course, An Introduction to Social Gerontology, by Jill Quadagno